Bible verses about "bosses" | Anderson

²⁶ It shall not be so among you. But whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister.

⁹ And you masters, do the same things to them, leaving off threatening, knowing that you yourselves have a master in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.

¹ Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God, and his teaching, be not reviled. ² And those who have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren: but rather let them serve them, because they who partake of the benefit of their service, are believers and beloved brethren. These things enforce in your teaching and exhortation.

¹⁷ Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive: for they watch for your souls, as those who must give an account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for that would be fatal to you.

²² Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service, as pleasing men, but with simplicity of heart, fearing God. ²³ And whatever you do, do from the soul, as to the Lord, and not to men; ²⁴ knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance: for you serve the Lord Christ. ²⁵ But he that does wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done; and there is no respect of persons.

¹ Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority but from God: the authorities that are, have been appointed by God. ² Therefore, he that resists the authority, resists the appointment of God; and those who resist shall receive to themselves condemnation. ³ For rulers are not a terror to works that are good, but to those which are evil. Will you, then, not be afraid of the authority? Do that which is good, and you shall receive praise from the same. ⁴ For he is the minister of God to you for that which is good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword in vain. For he is the minister of God to inflict punishment on him that does evil. ⁵ Wherefore, it is necessary to be subject, not only because of punishment, but also for conscience sake. ⁶ On this very account, too, pay tribute also: for they are the public servants of God, attending continually to this very thing. ⁷ Render, therefore, to all their dues; tribute, to whom tribute is due; custom, to whom custom; fear, to whom fear; honor, to whom honor is due. ⁸ Owe no one any thing, except to love one another; for he that loves another, has fulfilled the law. ⁹ For these commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not indulge evil desire; and if there is any other commandment, all are summed up in this saying, namely: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. ¹⁰ Love works no evil to our neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law. ¹¹ And do this, because you know the time, that the hour has already come when we should awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed: ¹² the night is far advanced, the day draws near. Let us, therefore, put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. ¹³ Let us walk in a becoming manner, as in the day; not in riotings and in drunkenness, not in lewdness and in wantonness, not in. contention and in envy: ¹⁴ but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.

⁵ Servants, be subject to your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ; ⁶ not with eye-service, as pleasing men, but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul; ⁷ with good will doing service as to the Lord, and not as to men; ⁸ knowing that whatever good any one does, the same shall he receive from the Lord, whether he is a servant or a freeman.